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Implementation

Incoming Commission Vice-President Timmermans calls for more transparency

In his hearing before the European Parliament yesterday, incoming Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans pledged to introduce a change of culture into the EU’s decision making. This, he argued, includes much broader transparency than has been the case up until now.

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Oversight

European Ombudsman calls for “revolving doors” register

The European institutions must provide more openness concerning their decision making and transfers of civil servants to the private sector, European Ombudsman O’Reilly stated at the presentation of her annual report for 2013. [In Dutch, translation here]

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Implementation Jurisprudence

Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP writes op-ed on lack of transparency in the EU

Sophie in ‘t Veld, a Dutch member of the European Parliament for the Democrats ’66 / ALDE party, laments the apparent lack of EU transparency in an op-ed on European news website Euractiv.com. “Trust in government and politics, both national and European, is at an all-time low, and the key to restoring trust is transparency.”

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Research

ESF Workshop on Government Transparency explores synergies of rich research field

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On 30 June and 1 July, researchers from several European countries and academic disciplines convened in Lausanne for a workshop on government transparency research.

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